Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

A Small Versailles in Havana

In the very heart of El Vedado, Havana, on the corner of 17th and E, rises a mansion that seems frozen in time.

Cubans have not received rice through their ration books for months and are asking since when imports became news.

We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

Cellphone theft is ever more common in today’s Cuba and contributes to the normalization of other crimes.

Today’s featured artist is Catalan singer Joan Manuel Serrat con la canción “Pueblo Blanco” recorded in 2022.

Report documents 52 cases of arbitrary denial of entry to Nicaragua and 156 expulsions without legal recourse.

This vicious circle reduces production, hurts household economies, and ultimately worsens shortages in the domestic market.

Nicaraguan State institutions and the FSLN profile regime critics turning them into targets, GHREN report says.

More and more parents resist letting their children complete the “service” or even register, the step prior to mobilization once they turn 18

Political persecution is intensifying in Venezuela, and the only hope for victims to find justice lies with the international community.